HOME >> MEDICINE >> NEWS
$2.6M grant awarded to New York University College of Nursing

New York, NY May 11, 2007 The Harford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at New York University College of Nursing, in collaboration with the American Journal of Nursing, has been awarded a $2,622,560 grant from The John A Hartford Foundation to produce and distribute demonstration videos and a companion series of journal articles for teaching nurses the use of geriatric health assessment tools. Terra Nova Films will partner with AJN to produce the videos.

"Health assessment of older adults is important because illness in older people often looks different than in younger ones," said Mathy Mezey, EdD, RN, FAAN, principal investigator, and director of The Harford Institute for Geriatric Nursing. "Yet few faculty or care providers outside of the geriatric specialty are prepared to conduct or teach assessments specific to older adults, despite the prevalence of this population."

The need for teaching assessments of older adults is even more urgent in associate degree programs since, to date, other geriatric assessment initiatives have focused primarily on higher degree programs. Given that 63% of those entering the nursing workforce are graduates of associate degree nursing programs, the need for this preparation is paramount.

The project will translate and disseminate the highly accessible Try This tool box of geriatric assessment tools, created by The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, into 30 web-based, no-cost demonstration videos and articles for faculty, students and graduates. The tool box provides knowledge of best practices in the care of older adults in a way that is easy to understand and implement by all direct-care nurses. Using actual nurses, patients and their families, the new video materials will demonstrate how geriatric assessments should be conducted, interpreted and communicated to plan the care for an older adult. Accompanying these videos will be a complementary series of continuing-education articles publ
'"/>

Contact: Cindy Gessell
clgessell@msn.com
201-652-4778
American Journal of Nursing
11-May-2007


Page: 1 2 3

Related medicine news :

1. Indiana University Imaging Center receives $6M grant for kidney research
2. New grant fulfills wish of late Baltimore Orioles team photographer
3. USC and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles both receive grants for stem cell facilities
4. Aussie research goes global through new grants
5. UIC awarded $7M NIH grant for infertility research
6. $10M grant to VCU to develop new cancer treatments
7. Largest ever grant for University of Copenhagenhagen
8. $7.5 million NIH grant to Yale for Autism Center of Excellence
9. Tennessee researcher earns Komen grant to study depression and breast cancer
10. AIUM announced Endowment for Education and Research grant recipients
11. FNSNA awards $25,000 grant to Rutgers College of Nursing

Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:


(Date:9/1/2020)... (PRWEB) , ... September 01, 2020 , ... ... it has completed $3 million convertible note financing, which will be used to ... With the funds from this financing, the company will continue to expand its ...
(Date:8/31/2020)... PITTSBURGH (PRWEB) , ... August 31, 2020 , ... ... Allegheny Health Network (AHN), are joining biomedical engineers from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) ... alternative for cardiac patients who have undergone open heart surgery. , The AGH/CMU ...
(Date:8/31/2020)... ... 31, 2020 , ... Want to get moving, break up your routine, and ... is thrilled to launch its fourth annual STEPtember campaign in the United States to ... everyone wherever they are at this moment — encouraging people to move in the ...
(Date:8/31/2020)... ... ... pandemic and topsy-turvy economic outlook continues to put financial strain on many of us, so ... fat from our monthly expenses and put more into savings, if possible. , “That’s a ... financial safety net in place in case something were to happen to you,” says Lee ...
(Date:8/31/2020)... ... August 31, 2020 , ... Bonde ... for patients with advanced heart failure, today announced that the company has been ... of $555,358 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National ...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):
(Date:9/1/2020)... ... ... September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Ovarian cancer is the ... the female reproductive system. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2020, about ... from this disease. Throughout the month of September, Women’s Excellence aims to increase ...
(Date:8/31/2020)... ... August 31, 2020 , ... Cloudticity announced ... named Cloudticity a Gold winner in the 15th Annual 2020 Network PG’s IT ... o ns from Network Products Guide honoring achievements of world’s best in ...
(Date:8/27/2020)... ... August 27, 2020 , ... ... today announced the successful completion of their 2020 System and Organizational Controls (SOC) ... HITRUST® interim assessment and MARS-E compliance assessment. These achievements reflect their long-standing commitment ...
Breaking Medicine Technology:
Cached News: